Fox News
Trump’s executive order surge: The unprecedented use of presidential authority
Fox News cited CEI’s expert on federal government power Trump’s approach signals that power has been diverted away from Congress and that the …
Politico
Playbook: 100 days of magnitude
Politico cited CEI’s new General Counsel FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Ondray Harris is now general counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He previously was counsel at Gordon…
Washington Examiner
Trump 100-day report card: Tariff rollout ‘the biggest unforced error in American economic history’
The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s expert on tariffs In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Ryan Young, a senior economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Bloomberg Law
Trump’s Plan to Control More Civil Servants Disrupts Opposition
Bloomberg Law cites CEI’s Devin Watkins on Trump’s civil service overhaul. Trump’s civil service overhaul could still be challenged in court once the OPM finalizes…
930AM The Answer
Federal regulations cost average American household $16,000 a year, group finds
930AM The Answer cited CEI’s Ten Thousand Commandments report The nonpartisan Competitive Enterprise Institute released its annual Ten Thousand Commandments report Thursday. It shows that total…
Issues & Insights
Can Trump Kill This $2.2 Trillion Regulatory Beast?
Issues and Insights quoted CEI’s Ten Thousand Commandments report But that barely scratches the surface. Thursday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released its annual “10,000 Commandments”…
NewsMax
Study: Biden’s ‘Hidden’ Tax on Households Hit $16K in 2024
NewsMax quoted CEI’s expert on Ten Thousand Commandments report Federal regulations imposed by the Biden administration reached costs of $2.16 trillion in 2024, generating a…
The Washington Times
Federal red ink now costs businesses more than $2.1 trillion per year, report says
The Washington Times quoted CEI’s expert on 10kc report “Congress should be held accountable for such large regulatory actions,” wrote Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., the…
Daily Caller
Cost Of Regulatory Burdens Reached Staggering Levels In 2024, Report Says
Daily Caller cited CEI’s expert on Ten Thousand Commandments report Federal regulations added an estimated total cost of a whopping $2.155 trillion for Americans in…
The National News Desk
Biden leaves behind $16,000 hidden tax for everyone
The National News Desk quoted CEI’s expert on Ten Thousand Commandments report That according to a new report released Thursday from The Competitive…
Wall Street Journal
“FTC Sues Uber, Alleging Deceptive Billing, Cancellation Practices”
The Wall Street Journal reports on the FTC’s lawsuit against Uber.
Truth on the Market
“The FTC’s Zombie Antitrust Action Against Meta Continues to Lurch Forward”
Dan Gilman with International Center for Law & Economics discusses various aspects of the FTC’s case against Meta.
Reason
“The Trump Administration Wages War on Meta”
Reason’s Jack Nicastro details the facts in the FTC’s antitrust case against Meta.
The National News Desk
Federal Reserve chair sees growing risk of stagflation as Trump pushes rate cuts
The National News Desk quoted CEI’s expert on tariffs. “It’s a realistic fear,” said Ryan Young, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. “If…
Real Clear Politics
“FTC v. Meta Is All About Politics, Not Antitrust Law”
Yael Ossowski with the Consumer Choice Center argues that the FTC’s antitrust case against Meta is about sticking it to “big tech,” not helping consumers.
Truth on the Market
“Network Effects in FTC v Meta”
Brian Albrecht with the International Center for Law & Economics explains how the FTC’s case against Meta misunderstands how network effects interact with competition in…
Wall Street Journal
“Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Failed Negotiations to End Antitrust Case”
The Wall Street Journal reports on the FTC’s attempt to garner billions of dollars from Meta to settle antitrust suit.
Citation
Happy Hour May No Longer Be So Happy
The American Spectator cited CEI’s expert tariffs Economists aren’t surprised that the alcohol industry is talking about price hikes. “Tariffs are a tax,” said…
Wall Street Journal
“Is Lina Khan Back at the FTC?”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board ponders whether FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson’s stance as an antitrust regulator is much different than his predecessor.
Daily Caller
GOP-Led Congress Deals Fatal Blow To Biden’s War On Refrigerators
Daily Caller cited CEI’s expert on energy conservation standards DOE officials said they wanted to impose newer energy conservation standards. The Washington, D.C.-based…
Marketplace
Our post-tariff takeaways
MarketPlace cited CEI’s expert on tariffs Listen to more on MarketPlace…
Fox Business
What is the time frame for Trump’s tariffs leading to price increases?
Fox Business cited CEI’s expert on a timeline for price increases post-tariffs Ryan Young, senior economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told FOX Business that…
WSJ Opinion
The Kid Rock-Kamala Coalition
WSJ Opinion cited CEI’s expert on the U.S. economy Now the White House is attacking secondary markets? Perhaps soon someone will have to explain…
CPAC
Regulatory Tyranny, Congressional Abdication—and the Push to Take It All Back
The National News Desk
Reciprocal tariffs could get softened as Trump’s ‘liberation day’ nears
The National News Desk cited CEI’s experts on imports. “People are getting the imports now while they’re cheaper, and then they’ll buy less later when…
The Washington Times
The true story behind the ‘gold bars’ at the heart of Trump’s biggest climate fight
The Washington Post quoted CEI’s expert on the EPA Daren Bakst, director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a…
Law & Liberty
“DOGE-ing the FTC?”
Professor William F. Shughard II with the Independent Institute discusses the inefficiency and redundancy of the Federal Trade Commission.
Real Clear Investigations
The Greenhouse Gas Windfalls Blew Hard for Solar in the Biden EPA
Real Clear Investigations cited CEI’s expert on the EPA “At a minimum, it is questionable how the Biden EPA decided to award the $7 billion,…
Reason
“President Trump Targets Humphrey’s Executor Directly”
Professor Jonathan Adler provides an explainer on the constitutional implications of President Trump’s firing of the two Democratic FTC commissioners.
Real Clear Markets
“The FTC’s Andrew Ferguson Chooses Khan over 1st Amendment”
Norm Singleton with the Market Institute discusses the FTC’s request for information on “tech censorship.”…
CPAC
CPAC 2025 and Beyond: A Roadmap to Lasting Regulatory Reform
CPAC has CEI’s expert speak on a panel about regulatory reform On Friday, February 21st, 2025, attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)…
C-SPAN
Daren Bakst and Joe Bonfiglio on Proposed EPA Regulatory Rollbacks
CEI’s Daren Bakst appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning on a panel discussing the rollback of the EPA Watch more at C-SPAN…
Wall Street Journal
“Trumps Fires Two Democratic FTC Commissioners”
The Wall Street Journal reports on President Trump’s firing of Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya.
National Review
“Will FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson Inadvertently Promote Censorship?”
Robert Bork Jr. argues that the FTC’s recent request for information on “tech censorship” does not promote free speech.
Wall Street Journal
“Cleaning Up after Lina Khan”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board ponders whether new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson will reconsider the agency’s antitrust cases filed under Lina Khan.
Truth on the Market
“What Changes Might, and Should, a New FTC Majority Bring?”
Dan Gilman with the International Center for Law & Economics discusses the change in administration at the FTC.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Applaud EPA’s Historic Deregulatory Actions to Power the Great American Comeback
The United States Environmental Protection Agency cited CEI’s expert on the EPA’s deregulatory actions Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Director of Center for Energy and Environment Daren…
The New York Times
E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
The New York Times Cited CEI’s expert on the EPA Groups that deny the established science of climate change also cheered Mr. Zeldin’s actions. “The…
Real Clear Investigations
A New Beltway Mystery: Follow the Biden EPA Money
Real Clear investigations cited CEI’s expert on the EPA’s spending “I think it will be an uphill battle to recover the money, but it’s…
Citation
Transportation Security Agency workers in Illinois, elsewhere lose union
Competitive Enterprise Institute labor policy expert Sean Higgins said the agency claimed there were problems of waste and abuse with the practice…
Master Resource
Modernize EPA! (CEI guidebook is out)
Master Resource cited CEI’s experts on new study in modernizing the EPA “Kudos to CEI for its unwavering dedication to principled scholarship in its long,…
The Daily Signal
5 Big Controversies Facing the Fed’s ‘Consumer Watchdog’ Agency as DOGE Eyes Its End
The Daily Signal cited CEI’s expert on the governments legal authority It will likely take an act of Congress to completely shut it down,…
The Daily Signal
The Sneaky Way Government Unions Rake in Taxpayer Money, and How Congress Can Fight It in Reconciliation
The Daily Signal quoted CEI’s expert on budget reconciliation To drive the point home, Stern noted, “Your tax dollars quite literally go to pay for…
The Washington Free Beacon
Biden Environmental Justice Adviser Received Millions in Taxpayer Funds After Personally Applying For EPA Grant
The Washington Free Beacon cited CEI’s expert on Biden administration’s environmental justice initiatives. Daren Bakst, the director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy…
Punchbowl News
“FTC’s Tough Tech Tack Comes into Focus”
Punchbowl News covers the FTC’s newly aggressive approach to regulating big tech under Andrew Ferguson.
Joni Ernst
Ernst Makes President Trump’s Executive Action on Deregulation Permanent
Joni Ernst cited CEI’s expert on the SCRUB Act “The SCRUB Act and its Regulatory Cut-Go procedures mirror the new 10-for-one Trump architecture by requiring reduction that…
Reason
“Meet the New FTC—Same as the Old FTC”
Jack Nicastro from Reason looks at FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson’s decision to keep the 2023 Merger Guidelines.
Truth on the Market
“Antitrust at the Agencies: Private Anticompetitive Censorship Edition”
Dan Gilman with the International Center for Law & Economics discusses the FTC’s recent “Request for Public Comment Regarding Technology Platform Censorship.”…
Politico
Trump executive order requires sweeping review of federal regulations
CEI’s expert was cited on Politico federal regulations. But other conservatives were surprised the executive didn’t go further, including metrics for what success looks like.
Bloomberg Law
“FTC ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Overstepped Authority, Industry Says”
Bloomberg Law reports on the lawsuit challenging the FTC’s Click to Cancel rule.